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Cracker Barrel Retaliation is Discrimination

By William Freivogel
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 27 May 2008 )

The U.S. Supreme Court expanded the law's protection for workers who face retaliation after they complain of race and age discrimination. See the full story.

What do you think?

- Is retaliation for complaining about discrimination the same as discrimination?

- Should the Supreme Court say that retaliation is covered by the law if the text of the statute doesn't say so explicitly?

- What about the male coach of the girls' softball team who suffered reprisals after complaining the girls didn't get the same resources as the boys' baseball team?

- What do you think about Justice Thomas' reasoning that an employer's decision to fire a person who complains about discrimination - whether the person is white or black - isn't discrimination because it is not based on the race of the complainer but the act of complaining?

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